People living in regional parts of Western Australia are able to participate through tele-health arrangements with Royal Perth Hospital Sexual Health Service. People who live regionally and would like to discuss enrolment, should contact Mary at the Royal Perth Hospital Sexual Health Service on (08) 9224 3197 (regional only).

How to enrol

You can call the clinic that you would like to enrol at and let them know you’re calling to book an initial appointment to be assessed for enrolment in the PrEP trial. The clinic staff may or may not ask you a few questions over the phone to check if you’ll be eligible for the trial. You will be booked an appointment where enrolment will take place, which includes a discussion about PrEP and the trial, some paperwork (consent form) and testing for HIV, STI’s and kidney health. Once the results are back, you can start taking your PrEP medication.

People already taking PrEP

People already taking PrEP can join the trial as long as they meet the eligibility criteria. People who are already seeing doctors at GP on Beaufort, Royal Perth Hospital Sexual Health Service or South Terrace Clinic for their PrEP prescriptions should contact these clinics and ask to enrol. People who are having their PrEP managed through a clinic that is not involved in the trial can contact a clinic of their choice to enrol.

People who are not eligible for the trial but still want PrEP

If you find you are not eligible to participate in the trial, you can still access PrEP through private prescription and personal importation, at a cost of approximately $36 per month for the medication. All the current prescribers will continue to prescribe private PrEP.More information about how to access PrEP can be found here.